BARCELONA

8 August 2007

Barcelona

{BARCELONA, Summer 2007} This was my first trip, and definitely not my last. A city of nighthawks (we began dinner each night at 22h00 !!), where you quickly realise that one week will never be enough to see & do everything you want.

My lasting impression… youth, inventive architecture, vibrant colour and most of all culinary delights! Travel books are great, but I am like a beagle searching for the perfect scent, that will lead me to the undiscovered!

A helping hand is always welcomed, which I found when leafing through the July issue of ‘ELLE à table’, whose featured city of the month was none other than BARCELONA!!! With ‘ELLE’ as my bible we explored many of the suggestions, enriching our trip and taking us to areas that we might otherwise have missed. So here is my current list of favourites and others places I found en route:

La Venta: Place Dr. Andreu (Reservation needed : Tel 93 212 64 55 ) wonderful view of the city, great fish, or try the aubergine raviolis + crème catalane – little blue tram will take you up to the restaurant (last one at 20h00 !!)

NOTE: for ‘la tarde’ in Barcelona, where the shops often close at midday – sometimes until 16h00, but then are open till 20h, it is best to check their opening hours if you are unsure of your plan for the day. Also many shops are closed on Mondays, I found this out the hard way!

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2 Responses to “BARCELONA”

I love this city! I have been to some of the places you have mentioned…and some I have yet to visit…more reason to go back! 🙂 I have a recommendation of my own: Txacolin – a tapas bar in the El Borne area…authentic, the type you have to stand at the bar and grab at what you want…delicious tapas 🙂

Hi Joey,
thanks for leaving a message 🙂 I have taken note of Txacolin for my next trip…. I think recommendations are essential, as we tried another trendy looking tapas bar our last night and were disappointed. I love the thin grilled asparagus with sea salt at Cerveseria Catalana! Look forward to reading you blog.